OBITUARIES

Aug 8, 2019

Venera R. Godwin was called home to the Lord on August 8th, 2019.

Venera was born on July 29th, 1928 in Virginia. She was born and raised in Virginia. She came to New York two years ago to live with her son and daughter-in-law Mary. And in that short time had a whole community fall in love...

Jul 28, 2019

Trevor D. Irby, age 25, died tragically in Gilroy, California on Sunday, July 28, 2019.

Trevor was born in Rochester, NY on December 8, 1993 and had lived in Romulus throughout his childhood. He was a 2012 graduate of Romulus Central School and a 2017 graduate of Keuka College. While attending Keuka College in Penn Yan, he...

Jul 12, 2019

Anson D. Swindell, age 79, of 5030 State Route 96A, passed away at Strong Memorial Hospital on Friday, July 12, 2019.

The family will receive friends on Friday, July 19, 2019 from 11:00am to 1:00pm at Covert Funeral Home, 7199 South Main Street in Ovid, NY. A funeral service will then follow at 1:00pm at the funeral...

Jul 5, 2019

LODI-David E. Wells, age 62, of Mann Lane and formerly of Valois, died at Arnot-Ogden Hospital in Elmira on Friday, July 5, 2019.

David was born in Montour Falls on April 23, 1957, one of four sons born to Norman ‶Zeke″ R. and Margaret H. (Hawes) Wells. He was a 1976 graduate of South Seneca High School...

Jul 1, 2019

Barbara J. Alger, 70, died peacefully on July 1, 2019 after a brief illness surrounded by her family at Strong Memorial Hospital. She was born May 1, 1949, the daughter of the late Francis and Laura (Sullivan) Holley.

Barb graduated from Ovid Central School and married Gary Alger on December 29, 1966. She worked for the State...

Jun 27, 2019

Roger Davenport Williams, 78, died Thursday, June 27, 2019 at the Cayuga Medical center. Roger was born on February 3, 1941 in Warsaw NY, a son of the late Charles Dwight and Oletha (Davenport) Williams. The family moved from Leicester to Ithaca in 1956, he grew up working on the family farm.

In 1959, he enlisted in...

Jun 25, 2019

Doris L. Warne, age 92, of Penn Yan, passed away at Geneva General on Tuesday, June 25, 2019.

Services will be held privately at Covert Funeral Home with prayers of committal at Mount Green Cemetery in Romulus.

The family asks those that would like to make a contribution in Doris❜ memory to kindly consider the...

Jun 24, 2019

Dominick ‶Danny″ Badalamenti, age 89, of Chapman Street, passed away, surrounded by his family, at Geneva General Hospital on Monday, June 24, 2019, following a brief hospitalization.

The family will receive friends at Covert Funeral Home in Ovid, on Monday, July 1, 2019 from 4:00 to 7:00pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Holy...

Jun 23, 2019

Ralph D. Walborn Sr., age 75 of 2022 County Road 135A, died at Rochester General Hospital on Sunday, June 23, 2019, following a brief hospitalization.

The family will receive friends at Covert Funeral Home in Ovid from 4:00 to 7:00pm on Thursday, June 27, 2019. A graveside service will be held at Mount Green Cemetery in Romulus...

Jun 22, 2019

Sadie McDonald, age 95, formerly of Main Street in Ovid passed away at Geneva Living Center North in Geneva on Saturday, June 22, 2019.

A Graveside Service will be held on Thursday, June 27, at 10:00 am at Holy Cross Cemetery in Ovid. The family has asked that memorial contributions in Sadie❜s honor be directed to the...

Jun 16, 2019

Robert ‶Bob″ E. Guthrie, age 87, of Ovid, passed away Sunday, June 16, 2019 at Auburn Community Hospital.

Bob was born in Binghamton, NY on February 8, 1932, a son of the late John and Grace Guthrie. Following high school, he served in the United States Army, and later began a long career as an electrician at...

Jun 15, 2019

Carlos A. Young, age 81, of 7626 South Town Building Road, died on Saturday June 15, 2019.

The family will receive friends at Covert Funeral Home from 4:00 to 7:00pm on Wednesday, June 19th. A funeral service will be held at the funeral home at 11:00am on Thursday, June 20th, officiated by Pastor Rob Mellgard of the...

Jun 13, 2019

Richard L. Bullock, age 60, died unexpectedly on Thursday, June 13, 2019 following a brief hospitalization at Cayuga Medical Center.

Richard was born in Lyons on August 28, 1958, the eldest son of Richard M. and Marjorie O❜Connor Bullock. In addition to being an avid gardener, he was lovingly known by his nieces and nephews as ‶Uncle...

Jun 10, 2019

Janet G. Johnson, formerly of Seneca Street, died peacefully at Seneca View Nursing Facility in Montour Falls on Monday, June 10, 2019.

Janet was born in Sayre, Pennsylvania on August 21, 1937, a daughter of the late Robert and Marian (Wilcox) Gleason. She was a graduate of Interlaken High School, and had originally worked at Willard Psychiatric...

Jun 3, 2019

Jean Hallett Greenwood, age 85, passed away on Monday June 3, 2019.

The family will lay Jean in her final resting place at 11 am Saturday June 15, 2019 at Fair View Cemetery, Sheldrake.

Jean was born in Seneca Falls on September 6, 1933 the only child of Arthur L. and Marian (Boyer) Hallett. She...

May 12, 2019

Shannon E. Johnson, age 34, of 2831 Stout Road, passed away on Sunday, May 12, 2019 at Cayuga Medical Center from complications of her quadriplegia, which resulted from an accident in 2009.

The family will receive friends on Saturday, May 18, 2019 from 2:00 to 5:00pm at Covert Funeral Home, 7199 So. Main Street in Ovid. A memorial ceremony...

May 12, 2019

Alice E. Herman, age 92, formerly of Hayts Corners, died Sunday May 12, 2019 at Seneca Nursing & Rehab Center.

Alice was born in Buffalo on January 2, 1927, a daughter of the late Alson and Gertrude (Hellriegel) Mott. She had worked at Willard Psychiatric Center, and was a member of the Ovid VFW Auxiliary.

She is...

May 6, 2019

Julia C. ‶Julie″ Clawson, age 74, lifetime resident of the Lodi and Hector areas, passed away peacefully at the Pathway Home on May 6, 2019 The family will receive friends from 2:00 to 4:00pm on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at the Lodi Historical Society Building, 2162 Grove Street in Lodi. Kindly consider a donation in Julie❜s memory to the Pathway...

May 5, 2019

Richard E. ‶Dick″ Schrader, age 87, of 5753 Cherry Hill Road, passed away at Pathway Home on Sunday, May 5, 2019. The family will receive friends from 2:00 to 4:00pm on Sunday, May 12, 2019 at Seneca Community Church, 5738 State Route 96 in Romulus. A Memorial Service, officiated by Pastor Dave Spencer will follow at the church at 4:00pm....

May 4, 2019

Elsie M. Morgan Williams, age 94, former longtime resident of Main Street in Ovid, passed away at Northwoods Nursing Home in Moravia on Saturday, May 4, 2019. Elsie was born in Spencer, NY on January 25, 1925, a daughter of the late Leslie and Maude (Woodhouse) Westervelt. She graduated from Spencer High School and the family remained in that area...